From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

The most intuitive point is that in the original story, Orochimaru was killed by the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, with a Shiki Fuujin, and the souls of both hands were cut off by the god of death, and entered the belly of the god of death together with Sarutobi Hiruzen.

This is a typical case of soul loss. Orochimaru suffered a lot because of this, and his combat effectiveness and original research plans basically went bankrupt. He tried many methods but failed to heal his hand. In the end, he got the missing soul back from the belly of the god of death and returned to normal.

It was precisely because he frequently used the Reincarnation Technique that his soul became weak, and his hands were taken away by Sarutobi Hiruzen, so his soul was incomplete. As a result, his mental strength also fell to an extreme low. As a result, when he wanted to seize Uchiha Sasuke's body, he was turned over and his soul and mental strength were no match for "What is Gay" who had the Sharingan. Not only did he fail to reincarnate successfully in the end, but he gave everything he had to Sasuke.

"Really? That's good." Diarmait smiled and then asked, "Do you have any good ideas for solving this problem?"

Orochimaru shook his head, then said nonchalantly, "This incident doesn't affect me much. It's just that my soul is a little weak and my mental strength has decreased a bit. As long as I rest normally for a year or two, I'll be fine."

Diarmait was a little surprised when he heard this, and then asked, "Can it be fully restored automatically in a year or two?"

"Of course." Orochimaru nodded.

"Are you sure?" Diarmait asked again with some surprise.

"Please don't question the professionalism of my understanding of myself." Orochimaru said unhappily.

"Hahaha, sorry." Diarmait laughed, but he already had an answer in his mind.

Orochimaru's mental strength and soul will inevitably weaken after his reincarnation, and this will be a continuous and increasingly worsening process.

But now, he didn't show this kind of situation, so it can be roughly judged that either Orochimaru himself made a wrong estimate, but this is unlikely, or... as the number of reincarnations increases, the weakness caused to the soul will also increase?

Or maybe, the first time he was reincarnated, he was reincarnated from his original body, so the loss was relatively small. But in the subsequent times, he was no longer an original part, and he had to be reincarnated from a corpse, so the consumption of the weak soul exceeded the recovery period of at least three years, so that Orochimaru was in a state where he could not fully recover, and had to undergo the next round of reincarnation, and then became worse and worse...

It was not until he used White Zetsu as a container that the adaptability became almost perfect, which prevented the subsequent occurrence of this phenomenon. That's why he can continue to wander around in Boruto?

Diarmait felt that this was still possible.

Then he said, "Maybe it will take a year or two to heal. But first of all, it's true that this year or two has had an adverse effect on you. Secondly, this is your first time being reborn without a corpse. You will definitely have to do it many times in the future. I'm afraid you can't really be sure that your condition will remain as bad as it is now, right?"

As soon as Diarmait finished speaking, Orochimaru's expression became a little serious and heavy. After thinking about it, he had to admit that Diarmait was right. This phenomenon was still possible.

In fact, there is a possibility that the situation will get worse and worse, because he himself has realized that this reincarnation is unique, because he started from the original factory, and there will be no so-called "original factory" in the future.

Thinking of this, Orochimaru looked up at Diarmait and said, "You are right."

"Hahaha, so this secret art of spiritualization is very important to you. While recovering naturally, it is best for you to learn this secret art that can enhance your soul and mental strength through practice. Perhaps after you have learned this art, you can recover to normal in three to five months. If you continue to do so, the next time you reincarnate, your soul strength may still be damaged, but you will not fall into weakness again." Diarmait said with a smile.

As he spoke, he threw the scroll of the Spiritualization Secret Technique in his hand to Orochimaru and said, "Take a look at it. I think it's really good. The power of this technique may be beyond my imagination. Because this technique seems to have no upper limit!?"

The secret art of spiritualization is indeed a technique that can enhance the power and strength of one's soul and can freely control the actions of one's soul.

At the same time, Diarmuid said that the reason why this technique is very useful to Orochimaru is not only because it can restore his soul power, but the second point is that it is a means of controlling the soul.

The so-called spiritual secret art is to control one's own soul, force it into the enemy's soul, and use the power of one's own soul to seize control of the enemy's body, or even directly kill the enemy's soul.

From this point of view, the secret art of spiritual transformation must be able to enhance one's own soul power. Otherwise, if you enter another person's body, seize control of their body, and fight the enemy's soul away from home, if your own soul power and strength are not enough, then wouldn't it be a waste of effort, or even a death sentence?

Diarmuid felt that manipulating one's own soul and seizing control of the other's body was similar to Orochimaru's Reincarnation.

Sure enough, after taking a quick look, Orochimaru said as if he had found a treasure: "The Kato clan's spiritual transformation secret technique is beyond my imagination. It seems that my previous understanding of Dan's strength was a bit wrong. He is even stronger than I thought... He is just a bit unlucky..."

Orochimaru was right, Kato Dan was indeed quite powerful. After all, how could someone who could attract Tsunade be a weakling, especially since he was so confident that he wanted to become Hokage.

However, his strength is not all-round, and his strength mainly lies in this spiritual secret technique.

In other words, his soul is very powerful. Before the Impure World Reincarnation technique disappeared, he was able to forcibly break free from the technique and cross thousands of mountains and rivers to see Tsunade. You can imagine how powerful he is.

But... His physical qualities were clearly not compatible with his soul, so he tragically died on the battlefield.

Diarmuid did not respond to Orochimaru's words. Instead, he put the tea on the table, picked up a cup, leaned back on the sofa and started drinking.

He was waiting for Orochimaru to finish reading.

After a long pause, Orochimaru raised his head with a lingering feeling, closed the scroll in his hand, and continued, "It seems to be somewhat consistent with what you just said. This technique... is there really no upper limit?"

"Right? It seems that as long as you follow the steps and keep practicing, your soul will continue to grow stronger!" Diarmait said a little excitedly.

Orochimaru nodded, then said with some enlightenment: "No, there is an upper limit. This upper limit may be the problem of human lifespan... Because lifespan is limited, there is no truly infinite practice. ... But..."

Having said that, he looked at Diarmait, then looked at himself, and then thought about the current members of the Yorozuya. It seemed that only the unlucky child Biwa Juzo had the real natural life shackles?

Be it him, Diarmait, Kakuzu, or Scorpion, none of them have the option of running out of lifespan naturally. The most they can do is be beaten to death.

From this perspective, they all seem to be very suitable for practicing the secret art of spiritualization?

But I don’t know if the physical condition of Scorpion and Kakuzu can be repaired?

Kakuzu might be a possibility, but as for Scorpion... what exactly is the situation with the regeneration core? Orochimaru is not sure either.

"But this problem is not a problem for us, hahaha." Diarmait laughed.

The secret art of spiritualization, in the hands of normal people, doesn't seem to be of any particular importance, but in the hands of people like them, a technique that can be practiced indefinitely to enhance one's own soul is simply too much!

Orochimaru nodded happily, but soon he frowned and said, "That's not right..."

"What's wrong?" Diarmait was stunned for a moment and asked quickly.

"I have talked about these things with Kato Dan, and also discussed some things about the secret art of spiritualization. It seems that after the soul becomes strong to a certain extent, it is not advisable to continue practicing. Otherwise..." Orochimaru frowned and said to Jie.

"What else?" Diarmait asked.

"Let me think... I can't remember clearly, but... it seems like there will be a linkage reaction with the physical body or something? The soul and the body complement each other... theory." Orochimaru said.

Although he himself is also very knowledgeable about the soul, after all, he improved and developed the Impure World Reincarnation and the Reincarnation without Corpse, but generally speaking, these are techniques to control the soul. When it comes to the study of the essence of the soul, Orochimaru is obviously no match for Kato Dan, a veteran who has been rooted in this field for many years.

Even if Kato Dan is not studying the soul, practice makes perfect. Moreover, this is a technique passed down from generation to generation in the Kato family, so there must be other secrets.

"The soul affects oneself?" Diarmait was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly remembered that in the original story, after Orochimaru's hands were taken away by Sarutobi Hiruzen, his arms did undergo physical changes, as if they were withered and decayed.

This is a negative effect, a phenomenon caused by the lack of a soul. So... what happens if the soul is too powerful, beyond the adaptation of the physical body?

Chapter 598 Diarmuid: Ah Snake, do you know what I admire most about you?

After a moment of silence, Diarmuid looked at Orochimaru and said, "So, this technique has a hidden limit, namely the adaptation of the physical body? The soul cannot exceed this limit, otherwise it will produce unpredictable chain reactions?"

"That's probably the case," Orochimaru nodded, then continued, "Kato Dan was a very talented and gifted man, once considered the last glory of the Kato clan. Otherwise, after his death, the Kato clan would not have completely lost faith in the ninja industry and transformed. ...So, I think that Kato Dan, who practiced the mystical art of spiritualization since childhood, may have reached the limit of his physical body's adaptability. This is already powerful enough, and he probably didn't continue to practice."

Diarmait nodded, but didn't say much, instead thinking about this question.

Soul and body.

They will interact with each other, which seems to be normal, just like Orochimaru's reincarnation, when the body is changed, the soul will be weakened accordingly because it is not compatible.

There are traces of this.

Also, Orochimaru's soul in both hands was severed...and his body withered as well.

After thinking for a long time, neither Diarmait nor Orochimaru could come to this conclusion.

After all, it is easier to find examples of weakened souls, but Diarmait has never seen such a powerful soul that caused problems with the body in both worlds.

He didn't know what would happen, and he had no way of judging whether it was good or bad, but if the Kato clan did not choose to continue practicing, then perhaps a dangerous situation would arise?

“Alas…” Diarmait sighed, then said, “As expected, there is no perfect technique in the world.”

"This is normal." Orochimaru said with a smile.

After a brief pause, he added, "But I feel like you might be a bit overly concerned. This isn't something you should be thinking about right now, but rather something I should be thinking about. After all, your physical fitness is far beyond the capabilities of an ordinary person. Therefore, theoretically speaking, the limits of your body and soul's compatibility should also be far beyond those of an ordinary person. Perhaps even after decades of cultivation, you might not be able to reach that limit..."

"Maybe not for decades. The Spiritualization Secret Art is a transformation of body energy. These body energies include but are not limited to Chakra 853. I even think that natural energy can produce these effects after being integrated and deployed into the body. Combined with the Spiritualization Secret Art, it can enhance one's own soul power. So, judging from the amount of chakra and body energy I have, once I get started with this art, I may make rapid progress. Maybe I can reach the upper limit in more than ten years." Diarmuid smacked his lips.

Orochimaru thought about it after hearing this. This was indeed the description in the scroll. Although he had not yet formally practiced, judging from these descriptions and methods, once Diarmait started practicing and got started, he would indeed be much faster than a normal person.

Maybe he can achieve the results that others would achieve in a year of practice in just two or three months?

"Anyway, don't worry about this problem for now. Let me try it first to see what it will be like if I reach the limit, and what the result will be if I try to break through this limit." Orochimaru thought for a while and said with a smile.

What is the pioneering spirit of scientific research?

This is it!

Orochimaru is not the kind of person who would only use others as material for research. It seems that in his eyes, all beings are equal, and anyone can be the material. As long as it is beneficial to the research, he can do it too.

This can be seen from the fact that he injected Diarmait's serum cells without hesitation, the fact that he was the first to be reincarnated after developing the immortal reincarnation, and the current statement.

"You are my important strategic research partner. Nothing must go wrong. Don't be so radical..." Diarmuid thought for a moment and prepared to persuade Orochimaru.

"Don't worry. Through some modifications to myself, my chakra capacity and physical energy have far exceeded those of ordinary people. My cultivation speed should be very fast, but the upper limit is not as high as yours, so I should be able to reach the limit before you. If that doesn't work, I can even change to a weaker body to indirectly lower the upper limit of this adaptability, which can also speed up the process of reaching the upper limit, and then try to break through." Orochimaru said.

That's true. Although Orochimaru was born a commoner and doesn't have any (bccj) amazing physical qualities, he believes in science. It doesn't matter if I'm not born with it. I can study it myself.

Therefore, all kinds of software modifications, curses, and other miscellaneous things were all worked out by him.

So Orochimaru has experienced countless battles, big and small, and it is rare to see him actually use up all his chakra.

God knows what he has changed himself into, and what additional configurations he has added...

Therefore, his speed in practicing this secret art of spiritualization should not be slow. Moreover, as he said, if it really doesn't work, he can find a newbie container and perform a reincarnation to lower the upper limit in disguise and see what the situation is.

Then, before Diarmuid could speak, Orochimaru continued, "Furthermore, even if something unexpected happens to my body, I can circumvent it by changing the container again. If that doesn't work, I can even switch containers multiple times to forcibly weaken the overflowing soul power and restore it to normal. So, there's no real risk in my attempt, so don't worry."

Diarmait thought about it for a while and found that what Orochimaru said made sense!

Someone who can change bodies at will and doesn't care about it can do whatever he wants!

Perhaps the art of spiritualization was not as amazing as previously imagined, but Diarmait did feel that he was being a bit too picky. He was looking for the art of spiritualization just for the Sharingan.

In conjunction with the growth of mental strength, it can prepare for the opening of the Sharingan in the future.

This upper limit or no upper limit is just a side note, why bother with it? If there really is an upper limit, wouldn't I just stop learning?

Thinking of this, Diarmait smiled and said, "I am indeed a little too worried. I always want to get something better and more powerful."

"Humans themselves like to pursue these things, and there is nothing wrong with that." Orochimaru said calmly.

Diarmait smiled and continued, "Do you know what I admire and like most about you?"

Orochimaru looked at Diarmait with some surprise, then picked up the teacup, took a sip, thought for a moment and said, "Talent?"

"No." Diarmait shook his head and said, "Your talent was indeed what attracted me the most at first, but what I like is that you always find a perfect reason to convince me and make me feel that I have done nothing wrong, hahahaha."

Orochimaru was stunned for a moment, then he also laughed and added: "Do you know what I like and admire most about you?"

"What?" Diarmait asked with great interest.

"You possess great strength, but you have not lost your humanity." Orochimaru said.

Diarmait???

This... If someone else said it, it might seem appropriate, but it clearly feels like something only a decent person would say, so coming from Orochimaru, it's a bit strange.

However, Diarmait quickly waved his hand and said with some emotion, "There's nothing wrong with pursuing power, but regarding power as everything, thus rising to the top of the world, and even calling oneself a god, is actually very boring and meaningless. I once knew a friend who possessed unparalleled power and ruled the world for hundreds and thousands of years..."

"Kaguya Otsutsuki?" Orochimaru remembered the story Diarmuid had once told him and asked instinctively.